Britain and Russians in Grain Pact
London AP reports Britain secretly agreed to buy nearly 1 million tons of coarse grains from Russia over the coming year as part of a barter deal within a broader one year British Soviet trade pact. Talks for longer relations are expected as Britain seeks non-dollar suppliers.
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London
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Argentina
Buenos Aires
United States
Board of Trade
Canada
No Tax Increase Seen for Schools
Cedar Rapids faces a modest school tax rise next year as the board adopts a budget proposing 2,578,040 to be raised by taxation, only 49,357 above the current year. A public hearing is set for Monday evening August 11 to hear taxpayer objections amid soaring total budget now 3,031,540 for 1950 51 plus larger state aid expected.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette Vacation Service Offered by The Paper
The Gazette announces a vacation delivery plan that pauses home delivery and resumes on return. Readers supply a vacation address and dates, and the staff handles mail forwarding and reactivation. This service ensures uninterrupted access while travelers are away.
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the Gazette
Snyder and British Open Dollar Talks
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder met Britain's Labour government leaders at 10 Downing Street to discuss the sterling area's dollar shortage. Attlee, Cripps, Bevin, Wilson, Noel-Baker, and Douglas attended, with Doug lass and Harriman also present as experts studied causes and cures for the dollar crisis. Snyder planned to discuss basic policies of the recovery program to aid world trade.
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London
Treasury
John W. Snyder
Britain
United Kingdom
Snyder
Downing Street
Attlee
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
Harold Wilson
Board of Trade
Philip Noel-Baker
Commonwealth Relations
United States
Lewis W. Douglas
Douglas Abbott
Canada
William McChesney Martin
United States Treasury
W. Averell Harriman
Cripps
Abbot
Sterling
Paris
Rain and Warmth Continue Across Iowa Forecast
Rainfall is expected to average about one inch in northern Iowa and one to two inches in the south over the next five days as temperatures remain in the 80s. Temperatures will hold near current levels with a cooler bite Saturday night and warmer again by Tuesday or Wednesday. Thundershowers are forecast for western Iowa tonight and Saturday and for eastern areas Sunday. Cedar Rapids records 86 at 2:30 pm with Thursday high 85 and morning low 71. Sioux City and Inwood see a state high of 95 and a 70 low.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sioux City
Inwood
Rise in Home Prices Seen Amid Federal Housing Push
Detroit report quotes Rodney Lockwood of the National Association of Home Builders warning that a new federal rental housing program could lift construction demand. He estimates a near 15 percent cost rise, with only partial relief possible through stretched supply and labor, and notes years of training and factory expansion needed.
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Detroit
Rodney Lockwood
National Association of Home Builders
Lockwood
World Peace Alliance Proposed by Senate Group
A group of senators proposed a world wide peace alliance open to any nation agreeing to renounce the A bomb and accept international control of atomic energy with an international police force under UN framework. Russia could join if it stops veto use, and the plan would be pitched separately from the North Atlantic Pact debate.
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Washington
Mundt
R-S.d
Russia
United Nations
Senate
Congress
Donnell
R-Mo
Hanging Motive Claimed By 15 Year Old Leader
Chicago AP report says Robert Munday, leader of the Hangmen's Noose gang, recanted and described a fatal hanging of 3 year old Tommy Laux after an argument over joining the club. State's Attorney Boyle said he will indict for murder once details are cleared.
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Chicago
Hangmen’s Noose
John S. Boyle
Robert Munday
Tommy Laux
Robert
Tommy
Scott given 99 year sentence for parish house murder
Roanoke Virginia report says 16 year old Lee Goode Scott was formally sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder of Dana Marie Weaver 16. Judge Dirk Kuyk imposed the sentence as the jury recommended. Parole possible after 12 years under Virginia law.
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Roanoke
Lee Goode Scott
Friday
Pretty Dana Marie Weaver
Dirk Kuyk
Scott
Italians Exile Luciano to Sicily for Crime Threats
Charles Lucky Luciano, 51, a former New York vice king, will be exiled to a Sicilian village because his presence in Rome is deemed a crime threat. Italian authorities said he was picked up in his Rome apartment and questioned over a drug trafficking probe, with no evidence found.
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Rome
Charles “Lucky” Luciano
New York
Sicily
Congress approves major housing bill for Truman
Congress completed action on a multi billion housing measure sending it to President Truman. The plan funds 810060 public dwellings in six years with rent subsidies up to 308 million annually for low income tenants and 1050000 units via local authorities in seven years with up to 400 million yearly subsidies, plus 1 billion in loans, 500 million in grants for slum clearance and 325 million for farmer housing credits. Opponents capitulated. disputes over first occupancy were addressed within the bill.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Phillips
R-Calif
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Fire Strikes Two Cars on City of Los Angeles Train
Fire swept two eastbound Union Pacific streamliner cars near Afton California as it neared a siding 140 miles west of Las Vegas. One car destroyed and the other badly damaged. 25 passengers unharmed. Yermo Fire Department rushed 30 miles to scene and saved part of the second car. Train delayed over five hours.
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Afton
Calif
Union Pacific
Los Angeles
Salt Lake City
California
Las Vegas
Yermo
Death of Dr.William Gerry Morgan Stomach Specialist
Dr William Gerry Morgan age 82, renowned stomach specialist, died Thursday night of a heart attack. He served as president of the American Medical Association in 1928.
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Washington
William Gerry Morgan
American Medical Association
Nurse and Reporter Stop Omaha Gas Hazard Thwarted Suicide
World Herald reporter Kate Tukey Ross and nurse Vicki Fairchild aided in halting Mose Gatson, who threatened to blow up a gas-filled Omaha home. The two women kept him on the line and engaged, while police breached the door and subdued him after multiple failed attempts to strike a light.
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Omaha
Mose Gatson
Gatson
Kate Tukey Ross
World Herald
Moses Gatson
Vicki Fair
Elmer Deman
Priest Beaten In His Church In New Orleans
An elderly priest, Rev. John F. Neifert, was attacked in the Holy Redeemer church vestibule after saying a mass. He was beaten, bled from facial wounds, and later rushed to a hospital with possible internal injuries and a fractured skull. Police recovered scrambled notes he tried to write. Bertha Copin, his maid, described the bloodsoaked scene.
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New Orleans
Holy Redeemer Church
John F. Neifert
Bertha Copin
Father Neifert
Parents Imprison Boy Two Years in Chicago Case
Police found 9 year old Robert Barnum naked and confined in a filthy bedroom by his parents. An anonymous tip led to a domestic relations court investigation and criminal charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The boy had reportedly been held in the room for about two years after a mental institution release.
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Chicago
Robert Barnum
Barnum
Robert
Hinchberger Remains In Hospital After Injury
Pirates left Cedar Rapids after a two game series with center fielder Don Hinchberger in Mercy hospital after a skull fracture from a line drive. He will stay until at least Monday and then be moved to Keokuk. He is 20, from Wilmington California, in his first pro year.
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Cedar Rapids
Ixeokuk Pirates
Don Hinchberger
Hinchberger
Mercy Hospital
Keokuk
Wilmington
Calif
Cole Brothers Circus to Arrive in Cedar Rapids
Cole Brothers circus expected to reach Cedar Rapids Saturday about 5 a.m. arriving from Iowa City via Rock Island. They will unload in the Eighth avenue and Secona street SE area.
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Cole Brothers Circus
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Rock Island
Eighth Avenue
Secona Street
Body Found in Empty Boxcar in Oelwein
In Oelwein the body of a man about 55 was found in an empty Great Western boxcar in the yards. Coroner J. R. Wood said the victim may have been fatally beaten and placed in the car. A Rochester, Minnesota matches packet was found. no identification. The man wore blue work clothes and weighed about 150 pounds. The boxcar left Rochester Thursday at 7 15 p.m.
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Oelwein
Great Western
Rochester
Minn
J. R. Wood
Wood
Protest Ordered In Yank Arrest In Shanghai
The U S state department ordered protests to top Communist officials in Shanghai over the arrest and beating of Vice-consul William M Olive. Embassy officials were instructed to protest arbitrary treatment of consulate staff trying to assist Olive, with the move done through high level channels. The department noted no political significance, aiming to secure Olive's release.
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Washington
State Department
Nanking
United States
William M. Olive
Shanghai
Olive
Department
Michael J. McDermott
Five Year Arms Aid Called Vital
Defense Secretary Johnson and Admiral Denfeld testified that a five year arms aid program is essential before Western Europe can contribute to NATO defenses. They said Truman will seek Congress to authorize an initial 1.45 billion in military equipment transfers, as part of a long term plan.
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Washington
Johnson
Western
Europe
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
Senate
Truman
Congress
United States
Denfeld
Mu Defense Alliance
Hiss Trial Jury Deadlocks Recalled For Fresh Deliberation
The jury in the Alger Hiss case reported a deadlock and was sent back by Judge Samuel Kaufman for one further attempt. Assistant U.S. Attorney Murphy raised a concern about a juror's outside opinion, after the panel had deliberated nine hours since Thursday afternoon.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Samuel Kaufman
State Department
Kaufman
Hiss
Murphy
Katzenjammer Cartoonist Harold Knorr Dies at 66
New York AP reports Harold Knorr longtime Katzenjammer Kids creator was found dead in his hotel apartment. He had been treated for about ten years for a heart condition.
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New York
Harold Knorr
State Supreme Court Denies Birds Latest Death Appeal
Olympia Washington AP reports the state supreme court refused Jake Bird's habeas corpus petition to block his July 15 execution for the ax killing of Mrs Bertha Kludt in Tacoma two years ago. Bird is a former Iowa convict.
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Olympia
Wash
State Supreme Court
Jake Bird
Bertha Kludt
Tacoma
Iowa
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